Great advice guys, i can feel the OCCD starting to tingle! I found this site by chance, lucked out to find out about Rita to get my stuff tuned up, now it looks like this is going to start costing me big time! But I am having fun with my tunes again. Gonna start looking for a deal on some 6-8 ohm Carver ribbons. Did Bob make anything smaller than 6 ft that kick ass?

Welcome JetDoctor!! Sounds like a great gig you got going over in BR. I flew offshore out of many bases in LA, but never had air conditioning in the helicopters or the hangars. You guys who work on the aircraft are the greatest! It's a very demanding job, making sure everything is just right. I know all about the smell of JP4 in the morning. One of my fondest memories, when I was an IP at Rucker, is walking down the flight line in the morning as some of the Hueys were cranking.

If size is an issue, then the AL-IIIs or the ALS Silvers are the way to go. The AL-IIIs have a smaller FOOTPRINT, but the Silvers are shorter, albeit wider, & actually take up more floorspace. The Silvers also have a higher impedance (easier to drive) but are a little more difficult to find. On top of all that, you have to check ANY of them out tboroughly for abuse, i.e. - rotted woofer surrounds, buzzing ribbons, cooked crossoverz, etc. Most any of the Amazings can be had for under a grand easily, but you have to be patient to find a good pair of them in your area (or driving distance) because shipping them is NOT a reasonable option.

Helodoug, I worked at PHI for my first 10 years in aviation, no air in the helo hanger at all!!! It was fun and educational. My corporate job included a 407 for a fer years along with a Gulfstream. Now its Bombardier stuff, we have a pair of CRJ 700'sRabbit, I have been looking for a pair of silvers, but as you say the few I have seen for sale are always thousands of miles away. I will keep my eyes open, a few hundred miles I will drive, so I just keep looking around!